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Recapping the best podcasts.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

#33: GFW Radio (2008)

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2006; 2007; 2008;

Top 40

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GFW Radio was as brilliant as ever in its final days. The show persisted despite
major upheaval at the 1 UP offices, including the cancellation of the Games for
Windows Magazine, the publication with which GFW Radio was ostensibly linked.
But rather than dither at the changes about them, the cast continued to provide
the critical (and droll) commentary the show was known for. Whether engineering
This American Life-style segments, discussing socially questionable behavior in
Second Life, or reflecting on the institutional pressures that brought down the
magazine, that GFW Radio remains perhaps the greatest gaming podcast ever
created, now four years after its end, is a testament to the individuals that manned
those microphones.

Culture Gabfest

2011

The Dave Dameshek
Football Program

2011

Daves of Thunder

Full run

Effectively Wild

201 2 Season; 201 3 Season

While the final few weeks of GFW Radio were overshadowed by the departure of ^GM Live*

key personnel and the eventual cessation of the podcast, the rest of the year the 2006

show operated as its familiar self. As Jeff Green pondered the breast physics in

GFW Radio

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SoulCalibur IV, Robert Ashley waxed eloquent about the milk produced by female
Yodas. Anthony Gallegos reported from a Magic: The Gathering 'gathering,' and
Shawn Elliott recounted still more distressing tales from his childhood. Shawn and
Robert visited various protests and the cast as a whole discussed the issue of
piracy and wondered about the state of the industry. And then, it was time to go...
but not before Jeff read from what must be the most alarming Hero of the Web-
people on the internet discussing how they find diapers sexually gratifying. This
was GFW Radio.

2006; 2007; 2008

Giant Bombcast

2008; 2009; 2010; 2011;
2012; Ryan Davis
Memorial; 2013; 2014

Good Grief

Full run

The following episode has been split into two parts for your convenience. Please Hang Up and Listen

download both parts to have the best listening experience. 201 3

Find old episodes of GFW Radio at the show's official
website!

The HotSpot

2005; 2006; 2007;
Top 40

Sample

Idle Thumbs

Original run

Listen to a sample of this episode.

Left, Right & Center

2011 ; 201 2

Selected timestamps

Parti

0:09:30 - Shawn plays Second Life

0:34:00 - Discussion of computer game piracy

1:21:00 - Discussion of spoilers in reviews

1 :48:00 - Discussion of Braid and indie games

2:49:00 - Heroes of the Web

3:1 1 :00 - Robert Ashley's amateur wrestling career

3:37:00 -Yaddle

Part 2

0:07:00 - A Life Well Wasted prototype
0:44:00 - Anthony went to a Gathering
1:26:00 - Candy tasting

1 :34:30 - Jeff and Shawn reenact Age of Conan

1:49:00 - Shawn's childhood stories

2:1 3:00 - Games for Windows Magazine cancellation

3:31:00 - Jeff is leaving

4:04:30 - Shawn is leaving

Loveline

Q1 2000; Q2 2000;

Q3 2000; Q4 2000;

Q1 2001; Q2 2001;

Q3 2001; Q4 2001;

Q1 2002; Q2 2002

Oddcast

2009

On the Media

2001; 2011; 2012; 2013

The Penn Jillette
Radio Show

Q1 2006

Planet Money

401 to 450; 451 to 500

Political Gabfest

2011; 201 2; 201 3

Notes

GFW Radio was a production of 1 UP.com. All clips in this episode are the property
of that party. It was produced by Sean Molloy and Andrew Pfister. The percentage
of the original show in this episode is approximately 14% (9hrs 23min/64hrs
58min). This episode has been mastered at 56kbp/s, below the original audio
quality of the shows available to us. Compression is used to reduce file sizes. The
difference in audio quality is negligible if not unrecognizable. Timestamp notes are
available here. The cover image is by Lateralux.

Songs

Drain You - Nirvana

Sir Greendown -Janelle Monae

Trouble - Lisa Germano

Where'd You Go - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Turn the Page - Metallica

Retronauts

2007; 2008

Security Now

2005-2006; 2007; 2014

The Skeptics' Guide
to the Universe

2005; 2006; 2007; 2011;
2012; 2013

Studio 360

201 2; 201 3

This American Life

1 to 25; 26 to 50;

51 to 75; 76 to 100;

101 to 125

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Too Beautiful to Live

Q1 2008; Q2 2008;

Q3 2008; Q1 2011;

Q2 2011; Q3 2011;

Q4 2011

Uhh Yeah Dude

2006; 2007; 2008; 2012;
2013; 2014

Wait Wait... Don't
Tell Me!

2011

The Why Factor

2012

That aint no
caravella.... looks like a
creepo - Anonymous

Best

podcast. - Anonymous

My favorite show on the
site besides Daves of
Thun... - Anonymous

I always liked when
Shirley Phelps called in.

He a... - Anonymous

That should read "a
full Gabfest

archive,&quo... - This
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Witness

2013

Sampler

2011; 201 2; 201 3

TYTL

Jeff Green

Jeff Green joined Ziff Davis in 1991, starting out on the publishing house's line of
computer gaming magazines. He eventually became editor-in-chief of Computer
Gaming World, a tremendously popular magazine in its day. It was later rebranded
as Games for Windows Magazine. Green's long tenure and dedication to his craft
saw him become a popular figure among readers and listeners. As 1 UP looked to
build a podcast network in late 2005, Green took on hosting duties for his
magazine's podcast when it launched in January 2006. Green left the 1UP Network
in 2008.

Shawn Elliott

Elliott joined the 1 UP/Ziff Davis network early on, starting out at Electronic Gaming
Monthly. Initially he was given low quality games to review owing to his funny and
canny writing style. He later shifted over to Computer Gaming World. He made his
name at CGW and particularly on GFW Radio, where he shared numerous stories
and unleashed his array of comical voices. He left 1 UP and Ziff Davis in 2008 to
work for Irrational Games.

Ryan Scott

After joining Computer Gaming World magazine Ryan Scott was promptly put in
charge of creating demo disks. He gradually rose up in the ranks at Ziff Davis and
1 UP, ultimately becoming an executive editor, before being cut in late 2008. He
promptly began work on building his own podcast network.

Sean Molloy

Sean Molloy jumped into the role of producer for GFW Radio in early 2006. Prior to
the podcast, Molloy had worked on Computer Gaming World magazine. In 2008
Molloy left 1 UP.com to work for Blizzard Entertainment.

Robert Ashley

Ashley started out as a freelancer, writing for various outlets including Electronic
Gaming Monthly and Games for Windows Magazine. He became a regular on the
show in late 2007. After the cancellation of the magazine, Ashley flitted between
several projects, including his A Life Well Wasted podcast and the GFW Radio spin-
off Out of the Game. He later formed the two-man band I Come to Shanghai.

Anthony Gallegos

Anthony began his career in the enthusiast press as an intern for 1 UP. He caught
the eye of co-worker Shawn Elliott, who introduced Anthony as a recurring co-host
on GFW Radio. Later, he wrote for Gamespy, and now works for the editorial team
at IGN. {Adapted from his IGN biography.)

Guests

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Jennifer Tsao

Special guests

Dana Jongewaard

Not picturedrjulian Murdoch, Thierry Nguyen

Tags: 1UP.com, 2008, Anthony Gallegos, Gaming, GFW Radio, Jeff Green, Robert
Ashley, Ryan Scott, Sean Molloy, Shawn Elliott

4 comments:

Owen June 1 2, 201 2 at 8:41 PM

Wow, very cool. I lost my GFW archives ages ago!

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Aaron Simmer June 13, 2012 at 1 1:36 PM

Thumbs up! Some of the best moments from the closing months of the
Brodeo.

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D.M. June 14, 2012 at 7:43 PM
Ahhh. So Good.

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James Rodriguez June 1 5, 201 2 at 9:32 AM

Thanks for not ending this great podcast on a low note (collapse of G4W,
the 2 stars leaving). The last hour will leave you with happy memories :)

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